If An Ordinary American Citizen Faced Sentencing After Being Convicted...

[sandyRoe]

...of crimes similar to those Trump was convicted of what would be the range of punishments they faced?

[Ellipsis]

> he will have served another four years as President

Then he could pardon himself ...

[Hymie]

Presidential pardons only cover federal cases and not State cases, so he could not pardon himself.

Although he has said that if elected, he will become a dictator – so he could then give himself such power.

[youngmafbog]

Draw all the daft pictures you like SP, it is very likley true.

[Untitled]

i am pretty sure that other US citizens have been prosecuted for falsifying business records so that obviously isn't true

[Hymie]

Trump’s lawyer (Michael Cohen) and his Chief Financial Officer (Allen Weisselberg) have served jail time for their involvement in Trump’s criminal conspiracy; it would be an anathema for him to not be similarly jailed.

[Untitled]

some years ago heavily armed members of a mexican drug cartel simply attacked the police and removed one of their own from custody.

if trump is put in jail then i think something very similar could happen. he commands the personal loyalty of a very large number of heavily armed people who simply will not tolerate him being imprisoned for any length of time.

[tomus42]

//He's still got other trials to come hasn't he? The one for incitement to riot for the Capitol Building attack is next up isn't it?//

None of these will occur before the November election. If he wins he can use presidential pardon power to make these disappear - incredible I know, but apparently true.